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Spotlight & #Giveaway: Women Under Fire by Jacki Delecki

Life has heated up for animal
acupuncturist Grayce Walters: thrust into the public eye and hounded by the
media after solving an arson case with a critical clue from a French Poodle.
When Ewan Davis, the sexy arson investigator Grayce has been steaming things up
with, starts talking commitment, she definitely feels the burn.

Then a desperate mother begs Grayce
to help find her missing daughter—an Afghanistan war veteran suffering from
PTSD, and Grayce reluctantly takes on the case, following a disturbing clue
provided by the missing young woman’s cat. Calling once again on the aid of her
cross-dressing best friend and her shrewd assistant, Grayce uncovers a
terrorist plot with chilling international implications.

Grayce races to rescue the young veteran
before the escalating danger explodes. But if she manages to escape the threat,
will she find the courage to commit to the fiery passion that awaits her
wrapped in Davis’s arms?

Descended
from a long line of storytellers, Jacki spins adventures filled with mystery,
healing and romance.

Jacki’s
love affair with the arts began at a young age and inspired her to train as a
jazz singer and dancer. She has performed many acting roles with Seattle Opera
Company and Pacific Northwest Ballet.

Jacki has
set her Grayce Walters Mystery Series in Seattle, her long-time home. The
city’s unique and colorful locations are a backdrop for her romantic mystery.

Although
writing now fills much of her day, she continues to volunteer for Seattle’s
Ballet and Opera Companies and leads children’s tours of Pike Street Market.
Her volunteer work with Seattle’s homeless shelters influenced one of her main
characters in An Inner Fire and Women Under Fire.

Jacki’s two
Golden Labs, Gus and Talley, were her constant companions. Their years of
devotion and intuition inspired her to write dogs as main characters alongside her
strong heroines.

A geek at
heart, Jacki loves superhero movies—a hero’s battle against insurmountable
odds. But her heroines don’t have to wear a unitard to fight injustice and
battle for the underdog.

Look for
more heart-pounding adventure, intrigue, and romance in Jacki’s Code Breaker
Series. A Code of Love is the first book in the series. A Christmas Code—A
Regency Novella, now available at all retail sites, is second in the series.
And A Code of the Heart will be released on Valentine’s Day 2015.

To learn
more about Jacki and her books and to be the first to hear about contests and
giveaways join her newsletter found on her website: www.jackidelecki.com

Ambushed by
Aunt Aideen, Grayce Walters was trapped. The bonds of social pressure gripped
tighter around her wrists and ankles, holding her captive in the kitchen chair.
She couldn’t escape tonight’s séance.

Dressed in
a flowing cobalt-blue caftan, Aunt Aideen ceremoniously placed a scarred, black
box on the table and then carefully opened a chest lined in red velvet and
raised a glimmering crystal ball into the air. “This Keek-Stane has been passed
down through generations of Scottish witches.”

The
enormous kitchen suddenly went airless. Grayce gulped for a breath. Mitzi, who
had been sleeping under the table, protectively covered Grayce’s feet with her
paws.

Grayce knew
nothing about tarot cards or witches. Why hadn’t Davis warned her that his aunt
considered herself a witch? Grayce had recognized Aunt Aideen as a gifted
intuitive, but not a witch, whatever that meant.

Aunt Aideen
placed the ball in the center of the table spread with tarot cards. “The
Keek-Stane guides me in the reading of the cards.”

A call to a
suspicious fire had interrupted the cozy dinner with her boyfriend, his aunt
and dog. If Davis had stayed, she’d be eating dessert instead of having a
metaphysical experience.

Aunt
Aideen’s enormous moonstone ring flickered in the candlelight as her hand
hovered over the cards. “We must look to the future.”

Grayce
couldn’t see the card. She felt light-headed from the burning sweet flag
incense or from the ominous energy swirling from the crystal ball.

As she
turned over the first tarot card, the large woman’s usual booming voice grew
quiet with a mysterious Gaelic lilt. “The Knight of Swords.”

Prickly
sensations lifted the fine hair on Grayce’s neck. Mitzi came from under the
table and sat next to Grayce’s chair.

Aunt Aideen
opened her massive hand to allow Grayce to see the card—a medieval knight in
armor on a powerful white horse rode toward a battle in the distance. The
horse’s harness was decorated with butterflies and birds. The sky behind him
was filled with storm clouds and the trees, tossed wildly by the wind. The
knight resembled St. Michael the Archangel.

“The Knight
of Swords is hard to resist,” Aunt Aideen intoned.

Davis
obviously fit the Knight of Swords. His commanding presence, physical strength,
and his commitment to fight crimes made him the perfect archetypal hero.

Heat moved
across Grayce’s cheeks in embarrassment. “Davis was hard to resist.” Grayce
knew first hand. As a witness to arson, she had been interviewed by the sexy
fire investigator and had fallen in love with the irresistible man.

“My nephew,
Ewan Davis, is in no way a Knight of Swords. Davis is an Emperor, a man of the
logical world, like his Scottish forebears. The Knight of Swords is a
messenger, a call for adventure. He does not see, nor does he care about risks
or dangers and instead moves forward with his strong determination and strength
to succeed, no matter what.

Grayce
wasn’t going to discuss Davis’ ability as an adventurous lover with the aunt
who had raised him after his mother’s death.

“The knight
will call to you from your dreams.” Aunt Aideen’s solemn voice and the
shimmering moonstone known for clairvoyance were doing strange things to
Grayce’s perceptions. The images in the room faded in and out. The heightened
energy from the ball moved in undulating waves.

“His call
will challenge you to leave your present way of being.” Aunt Aideen’s eyes were
in the shadows, but Grayce felt her focused stare. “The Knight of Swords can
also be seen as a warning.”

With the
soft burr of Aunt Aideen’s Scottish inflection, the wavering candlelight and
the nutty scent of sweet flag, Grayce was floating into deep relaxation.

Aunt
Aideen’s voice lost its soothing rhythm. “And it doesn't take a seer to predict
that Davis will have trouble with the knight’s appearance in your life. Davis
needs to be your protector.”

Grayce came
immediately out of her meditative state. Davis tried very hard to control his
fear of unforeseen disasters by guarding all those he loved.

“Does the
knight have to be human? Maybe I’ll have a new patient?” Grayce asked.

Aunt Aideen
kept her eyes closed. Her muted voice was firm. “I see a tall, dark man in a
uniform. He holds a gun.”

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